Category:

Archive for December 14th, 2011

Derrick Williams Says His Goal is to Start the First Game of the Season

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As has been the case so many times recently, the Minnesota Timberwolves finished at the bottom of the standings in the NBA a year ago. Yet, there is reason for some optimism in Minny. They have a new head coach who brings an impressive resume in Rick Adelman, they are ...

Shane Battier on Playing with The Big 3: “Their talent is off the charts, I’m looking forward to making those guys better.”

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The narrative surrounding the Miami Heat last year -- outside of the arrival of the Big 3 of course -- was whether there were enough complimentary pieces around LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The answer was not an unequivocal no, but there's no denying that the Big 3 could ...

Rajon Rondo Says the Trade Rumors Haven’t Bothered Him But He Can’t Watch TV

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

This offseason Rajon Rondo not only had to regain his health after an elbow injury he suffered late last year but the All-Star point guard also had to deal with his name in the news once again. Like so many other times during his career, Rondo’s name was floated out ...

Expectations Run High for the Los Angeles Clippers and Second-Year Coach Vinny Del Negro

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Mo Williams didn't waste any time putting big expectations on the Los Angeles Clippers this season. The Clippers guard, fresh off the lockout and now staring a shortened season in the face, quickly guaranteed that the Clippers will make the playoffs this year. It surely seems feasible. Williams was a nice ...

Marvin Lewis and the Bengals Are Reverting Back to Being the Bungles

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The Bengals came into the 2011 season with a number of question marks and for the first part of the season they were not only answering those questions but they were silencing a number of their critics. Behind a stout defense and the dynamic rookie duo of Andy Dalton and ...

Lamar Odom on the Lakers: “I demanded to stay. If they couldn’t do that it must have been time for me to go.”

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Last week we heard from an emotional Lamar Odom as he was on the verge of being traded to the New Orleans Hornets before David Stern decided to blow up the blockbuster trade that would have put Chris Paul in a Lakers uniform. After the ugly fallout that was the destruction ...

Jim Schwartz on Ndamukong Suh’s Return from and Car Accident Speculation: “He’s under a microscope, but that’s too much of a microscope.”

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Ndamukong Suh is set to return to the Detroit Lions' lineup following his two-game suspension for the Thanksgiving stomping fiasco. His return comes at a good time, as the Lions are fighting for their playoff lives. Suh now has a reputation for anger management issues and there's no escaping the ...

Charlie Weis Has a Five-Year Plan for the Kansas Jayhawks

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Charlie Weis seems to have his whole tenure at Kansas mapped out already. The program hired the former Notre Dame head coach, who has bounced around the past few years between the college and professional ranks, to take over the Jayhawks' fledgling football program, a move that shocked the college ...

Aaron Rodgers Throws His Support Behind Ryan Braun

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

It didn't take long for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to be asked about his friend Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP who recently failed a drug test. The report came out Sunday -- and the incident is still being appealed -- which led to Rodgers being asked ...

Amar’e Stoudemire on Tyson Chandler helping the Knicks defense: “It’s still a challenge. It’s nothing that is going to happen overnight.”

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

In the summer of 2010, Amar’e Stoudemire signed with the Knicks and became the face of the new revival in the Empire State. In his first season with New York, Stoudemire averaged 25.3 points per game as he carried the Knicks out of obscurity. As Carmelo Anthony forced his way ...